State of California: Governor and LA Rises announce new online resource to further help LA fire survivors navigate rebuilding. “Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Rises today launched a new webpage with resources and information to help homeowners who lost their homes during the 2025 LA firestorms. Building on existing resources, the new online resource lays out the pathway for rebuilding, providing […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/25/state-of-california-governor-and-la-rises-announce-new-online-resource-to-further-help-la-fire-survivors-navigate-rebuilding/
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Nevada County just launched a new Down Payment Assistance Program — and it could help local families finally plant roots right here in the foothills.

Here’s what to know, who qualifies, and why this matters for our small-town community.

#NevadaCounty #NevadaCountyHousing #DownPaymentAssistance #NevadaCountyLife #CommunityResources #FirstTimeHomebuyer #IttyBitty4Life #LocalUpdates #SierraFoothills #HomeownershipInCalifornia

http://ittybitty4life.com/2025/11/27/nevada-countys-new-down-payment-assistance-program-what-local-families-need-to-know/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Nevada County’s New Down Payment Assistance Program — What Local Families Need to Know

Housing in Nevada County has always been a mix of magic and madness — the kind of place where you can smell the pine trees from your kitchen window, but also wonder how anyone is supposed to afford…

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From 2020 but I think it’ll be useful now: Mutual Aid Hub. “Find Mutual Aid Networks and other community self-support projects near you. Reach out to these groups directly via the map above to get involved, offer resources, or submit needs requests.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/27/mutual-aid-hub/

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Search by zip code to find free and reduced cost resources like food, housing, healthcare, etc. #Food #FoodInsecurity #FoodResources #SNAP #CommunityResources

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On August 1, Linkage Community will begin operating independently from the University of Michigan’s Prison Creative Arts Project, where the group got its start as a space for formerly incarcerated creatives to thrive during the transition from prison back to their Michigan communities. This is a major milestone, marking growth of the group beyond its origins as a part of the University’s […]

https://votingaccessforall.org/2025/06/linkage-community-launches-as-independent-organization/

Several #CoolingCenters open in #Vermont, #NewHampshire and #NewYork due to #ExtremeHeat

Rare 'extreme heat warning' issued in Vermont, New York as dangerous heat settles in

by Michael Cusanelli
Jun 23, 2025

BARRE, Vt. — "Several municipalities in our region have opened cooling centers as temperatures will soar close to 100 degrees this week.

"Hinesburg Emergency Management has opened a cooling center at the CVU High School Library. Guests are welcome to visit the cooling center Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

"The Middlebury Recreation Building on Creek Road is also open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. both Monday and Tuesday. The town poll will be open as well from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

"The city of Burlington has several cooling centers available across the city, as well as a shade tent set up in City Hall Park.

"Barre, meanwhile, is opening the Municipal Pool free of charge to all city residents on Monday. Proof of residency is required.

"In New Hampshire, Lebanon is opening several cooling areas for the general public on Monday and Tuesday. Those include the Lebanon Public Library, the Kilton Library and the Lebanon Airport Terminal Building. The Upper Valley Senior Center will also double as a cooling shelter for senior citizens only.

"In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency for Clinton and Essex counties, with cooling centers open across the North Country. The public libraries in Chazy Plattsburgh, Au Sable Forks, Wadhams, Chateaugay and Tupper Lake will be turned into cooling centers. A full list of shelters is available at the New York Department of Health website."

Source:
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/cooling-centers-vermont-new-hampshire-heat/65156676

#NewEnglandWx #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #GlobalHeating #Heatwave #Heatwaves #StayingCool #ClimateDiary #StayCool #CommunityResources